Undergarment fastener



12, 1929. M, HARVEY UNDERGARMENT FASTENER Filed Aug. 13, 1927 WITNESS:

ATTOR N EY Patented Mar. 12, 1929.

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Application filed August 13, 1927. Serial N0 212,786.

This invention relates to means for supporting undergarments on the body of a wearer, the general object of the invention being to provie a pair of straps, with means for detachably connecting them to the various undergarments worn by a person so that it is not necessary to have a pair of straps attached to each.underg-arment, thus avoiding the necessity of having a. number of strapspassing over each shoulder.

This invention also consists in other features of Construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the. appended claim.

In describing my invention in detall, rot erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote-like or correspondin parts throughout the sevcertain D eral views, and in which Figure 1 is a front View, showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a view of one end of the device.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View of Figure 2. p 7 s Figure {l .is a view similar to Figure 2, but showing a modification.

F igure 5 is an edge view partly in section of Figure 4.

Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 are views showing various kinds of loops which may be used with the device.

Figure 10 is vention in use.

As shown in these views, I use a pair of straps 1, one for each shoulder and to each end of each strap I attach a spring hook 2. Each hook may be attached to its strap by means of the strap passing through an elon gated eye 3 formed in the upper end of the hook, as shown in Figure 2, or I may pro.-

vide means for detachably connecting the hook to the strap, as shown in Figures 4 and a rear View showing the in-.

5. In these Views, 4- indicates a slotted bar wh ch 1s passed through a hem formed 1n each end of each strap and 5 indicates a yoke which has hooks 6 at its ends for en gaging the bar, as shown. A hook 7 is swiveled to the center of the yoke.

Rings or loopsare sewn to the upperedges of the undergarments to be worn, and'loops of various shapes may be used for this purpose; Figure 6 shows a loop in the a ring 8, while Figure 7 shows an oblong loop 9. Figure 8 shows a substantially triangular shaped loop 10, with the point rounded, while Figure 9 shows a true tri angular shaped loop. 11. p

' From-the foregoing it will be seen that when the undergarments are placed on the body, the hooks oi the two straps are snapped in the loops at the upper edges ments, so that the one pair of straps will hold all the undergarments being worn. Thus but the one strap is used oneach shoulder for supporting all the undergar ments worn, and as many garments can be attached to the straps, asdesired.

t is thought from the foregoing tion that the advantages and novel oi my invention will be readilyapparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combinationand arrangement of theseveral descrip parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim. Vfhat I claim is Means for holding undergarments on a wearer comprising 21PM]? of shoulder straps,

each strap having a hem at each endthereof,

a slotted bar passing through each hem, a yoke-shaped member having hooks on its limbs passing through the slot for connect,

ing the yoke-shaped member with the bar and a hook swiveled to the-central part of the bight of each yokeshaped member,

. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

I MARTHAH'ARVEY.

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